title: Multiple metals exposure in a small-scale artisanal gold mining community.
abstract: Urinary metals were characterized in 57 male residents of a small-scale gold mining community in Ghana. Chromium and arsenic exceeded health guideline values for 52% and 34%, respectively, of all participants. About 10-40% of the participants had urinary levels of aluminum, copper, manganese, nickel, selenium, and zinc that fell outside the U.S. reference range. Exposures appear ubiquitous across the community as none of the elements were associated with occupation, age, and diet.
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA. niladri@umich.edu
authors.forename: Niladri
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Basu
authors.forename: Dong-Ha
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Nam
authors.forename: Edward
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kwansaa-Ansah
authors.forename: Elisha P
authors.initials: EP
authors.lastname: Renne
authors.forename: Jerome O
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Nriagu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000032:analysis*; D005869:Ghana; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008670:Metals / Q000652:urine*; D008875:Middle Aged; D008906:Mining; D025341:Principal Component Analysis; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D008670:Metals